Friends Preview – 'Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans'
The Sackler Wing, Burlington House
26 October 2016 10am - 10pm27 October 2016 10am - 6pm28 October 2016 10am - 6pm
The Sackler Wing, Burlington House
Free, booking essential. Friends only.
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Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans
Friends of the RA are invited to an exclusive Preview of ‘Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans’ before it opens to the public. In this exhibition, the theatrical, the satirical and the macabre come together in arresting fashion in the art of James Ensor.
Despite spending his whole professional life in the Belgian seaside town of Ostend, James Ensor was very successful in his lifetime and exerted considerable influence on the development of Expressionism. An innovator and an outsider, he rebelled against the conservative art teachings of the late 19th century academy in Brussels, drawn instead to the avant-garde salons where his radical creative vision could thrive.
Artist Luc Tuymans, a fellow Belgian and admirer of Ensor, curates this unique exhibition. Taking a personal view, Tuymans will look back at Ensor’s singular career through a selection of his most bizarrely brilliant and gloriously surreal creations.
As a Friend of the RA you are invited to see all RA exhibitions before they open to the public, with a guest, for free. As our Friends Preview events are extremely popular, we ask that you book a ticket to enable a pleasurable experience when viewing the exhibition.
Please be aware that this event will be filmed and photographed for use by the Royal Academy in digital and printed marketing. If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please contact friends.events@royalacademy.org.uk
Exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts in association with the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp.